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( 1 C7 s4 J volxct Price tO Centa a VI an ill. CONCORD, NVO, WEDNHSUAY, OCTOBER 25,1911. NO. 87 Vi' -PTi Cant. i - 1 ; lb thai or 10 r ist oooeuaj Begun TM Morning Kernes of Jery-t-wa Not Ask rr Verdict ( Murder to Fin Degree, -The trial of tb 8tto vs. RoUrt Goodman, ebarged with the murder of Sydney Barrier, who wee shot at Bad Goodman's boor stand on tha sight of January 29th, white thr vith a company of men, waa begun this morning immediately after court convened. EiJnV F. I. Osborne and Senator U T Hartsell represent tha defendant and Solicitor Wilson and W. G. Means the state. Very lit tle difficulty was experienced in se lecting, the jury and the following eit isens were empaneled to pass upon the guilt or innocence of the young J. A. Stroud. A. P. Widenhouee, J. T. Roaacll, J. H. linker, J. F. Hem - soell, H. W. Iaenhour, Marcus Roek ett, Will D. Barringer, Wharey CUy, John JL Gannon, J. A. Wineeoff and R. L. 8mith. ;;v ' Before any evidence was submitted Solicitor Wilson stated that he would not aak for verdict of murder in the first degree but would ask f or s rerdiet of murder in the second de gree r manslaughter as the evidence might determine, - . .The defendant, who is only a boy and appears to be about 18 years old, appeared in court with his parents and brother, H. A. Goodman, all of whom occupied seats immediately in the rear of his counsel. lira. Barrier, mother of the dead man, and ? his young widow, -were also present, oc cupying seats within the bar, just to the right of the State's counsel. ,' i Drs. R, M. King and J. W. Wallace were the first witnesses offered by - the State, i They testified as to their seeing the dead man and to the na ture of the wounds as a result of a Distol ball, which caused bis death. : Mr. John W. CKne, who acted as nnrnnnr on the ease, was then called to the stand. Mr. Cline gave a' de tailed account of his being summon ed to trv the ease and the weapons that had been given him that were found near the beer stand, producing iwVboth of which wre-tound near there the day after the killing. . Jim Plott, Who was the Hirst witness, the time te, lulling Jot place, was called toftlfr standC -TPWSrtns from Nq,i township, testified that he went tojhe beer stand in company with George Motley, and that it was his first visit there and he did not know aVbfeme iftjkfaa atand be-forau.-TS J"--" '.. Means stated rai mediately after ad journment for noon reeesa that the State would rest this aftemooa. Ben- stor Hartsell said that it the State rested it ease this afternoon they would immediately begin the examina tions of the witnesses for the defense, and that although there were quite a number of them be felt sure they would rest their ease tomorrow. Athletics Whin Giants for Third Sjc- osasifa Time. , Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. '24. Hitting tl S great Msttheweoa to' all corners of the field the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Giants at Shibe Park this afternoon for the third successive time by the score of 4 to 2 and the American .League champions now need but a single game to again give them the world's baseball honors for the second year in succession. -,:.? . The victorious team not only oat- batted the championa of (be National League, tat also outfielded them and showed mora alertness on the base. It was a finely played game, sea sational in spots and gave the home crowd plenty of opportunity to cheer. New York getting the jump in the first innins? the Athletic same from behind, casing tbea in a fierce on- fperimenters . no more trying weather Li ? .1 M I ! .i J L L A- 1- .1 B0A1X3 LXKB A BUHAiD. Lerta Wright Goes Up to Testa ef M Mil Gale With Glider. Kill DevU HOI, N. C, Oct 24. Ia a 60-mile gal today Orville Wright went aloft and remained virtually stationary in his glider, with which he is eond acting experiments in aerial stability. He wss up nine minutes and 45 seconds and maintain ed an altitude of approximately 150 feet. The record-breaking "fliiht" was the 17th of series thst began today when the rain ceased. The first glide lasted only 67 seconds, each lengthen ing nUl the final one. The success of the experiement is understood here to mark a long step forward in the science alleviation and to point the way towara solving the problem of automatically preserving the equili brium of heavier than air machine. When Lorin Wright and Alexander Ogilvie, the English aviator, brought out the machine for the initial fliirht. the wind gang showed that the gale was AO miles an hour and freshening. Sand carried by the wind pelted the aviators, the tiny particles cutting like email snot . in the opinion of the ex- slaught in the fourth inning and wtore never again headed. .; Nearly 25,000 persons witnessed the contest. Mrs. P. 11 Lafferty Entertains. Mrs. Parks M. Lafferty entertained at three- table of aix hand euchre at her home ony north union street yesterday afternoon in honor of Miss Gertrude Lafferty, who . will become the bride of Mr. j. Lindsay itoss, November 1st. Miss Fan Hill won the prise, a pair of silk hose, for the highest score, and the guest of honor prize, a magnificent boquet of chrys antheums, was presented to Miss Laf ferty. Mrs. Lafferty' guests were: Misses Grsce Browa, Gertrude Laf ferty, Wilma Con-ell, Louise Means, Aehlyn Lowe, Myrtle Pemberton, Elisabeth MeMaater, of : Winnsboro, S. C, Fan Hill, Marguerite Brown, Mary Lafferty,' Mary Bingham and Kathleen Smith, - Mcedames L. T. Hartsell, Charles Harris, J. Fv Good man and Hugh Propst. Misses Annie La one Kamfpy, of Salisbury, Institutions involved to-Hasta Co. Failur Will Lose Kotbing. Charlotte, Oct. 24. The petition in voluntary bankruptcy, which was filed in the Federal court at Salisbury yes terday by O. P. Heath and Company, of Qiarlotte, was sent on here to Bef- He sail that he left horn to go!?W in Bankruptcy W. 8. OH. Rob- to the chain gang to hire a hand, and that the stopped in beer stand on the way. '..The witness said that John Safrit, Join Blaekwelder, Luther Pen ninger, George Motley, Sidney Bar rier, Conrad lips , and Bud and' Bob Goodman were in me stsna wnen me killing took place. Plott : testified I that the shooting took plsee just out aide the door and that Bob and Sid went out' the door scuffling. When asked as to who did the shooting he aid that he did not know and thst all be saw was the flash of a gun. : The witness said that after the shoot ing he came to. Concord and stayed her until he was locked up, .being charged with ths crime. Georgq Motley followed Plott to " tha rtand and his evidence proved most damaging to the defendant. When asked on direct examination by Attorney 'Means who killed. Sidney Barrier, Motley testified that Robert , rwWrf shot him. The other part sf his testimony was very similar to that of plott, with the exception . ihev differed in some particulars as to where' certain members of the par ty were 'standing when the shooting took place. , When asked if he had a pistol there Motley replied that be . ma that it was a 25 magaxine Colt and fired, a steel ball and that he . AiA not have a cartridge because he eould hot purchase any the afternoon he bought the pistol, as in store waa out of them. Mr. Means asked the witness a number of questions about the pistol and the kind of cartridge it ahnt with the evident view of mak ing it plain that the witness' pistol eould not have fired the kind of bul let that-killed Barrier, , Motley also testified that he cam to ths city to get the oorovei at Bi d GooonA'i''' quest' Motley's rtat examination, which was conducted by Mr. Hartsell, wss briuf. and his testimony im practically the same on every mate rial poit as that of the direct exam ination and before the coroner's jury. He denied hsving a fuss with Barrier, but said he did have some words with Blaekwelder. . ' ' : At noon w.i- Mr. C. W Mwtr. fcimer Was Sworn in as an officer to Uk after the jmv and Judge AcUms cantinisH them to talk of the to no one. '. He also instructed the officers tn nrovide theut with every necessary comfort. The ease ia moving along with aineed and dispatch that is nmvinir-a surprise to a number of people, as it has been generslly FOOTBALL A0AUT. Oaaa Sara Satarday tm change in the . and the boys ill eome with th and a de- it aU hatards. conditions under which to make the test of the machine could be found. To Discuss Social Center Ideas. Madison, Wis., Oct. 25. With an opening address by Governor Wood row Wilson of New Jersey, on "The Need of Citisenship Organization," the most notable conference ever held in America to consider the problems of the social center movement gets under way here tonight for a three days' session. Hundreds of delegates arrived today to take part in the con ference, which meets under the joint auspices of the extension department ot tne university or Wisconsin and the Social Center Association of America,' ' The proceedings are certain to at tract widespread attention, if no oth er reason than that the conference is the first national gathering ever held for the purpose of furthering the so cial center movement. If the hopes of those interested in the movement are fulfilled the near future will see and rJH MMaM? every Mhool house in. thaconntrv -.IZXZX.U. . m- fa'.-m - -j maje A meeting place" for non-parti san gatherings of citizens for the pre sentation and discussion of public questions and for other social, civic or recreational activities. In .addition to Governor Wilson the prominent speakers to be heard at the several sessions include Senator Moses Clapp of Minnesota, Dean H. L. Bussell of the College of Agncul ture of the University of Wisconsin, Clarence A. Perry of the Russell Sage Foundation, Dr. John R. Commons of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission, Livy K. Richard of Boston, and Dr. G. E. Young, health commissioner of Chicago. The conference will conclude Sat urday evening with a banquet at which toasts will be responded to by William Allen White, Colonel 8. S McClure, Dr. Josiah ? Strong, Miss Zona Gale, Frank P. Walsh and Mrs. David Kirk, the first woman school superintendent in America. CeO- glai lastttat aadSiighaai gckaei .Taa.. 4 :il Coaeordiana arllt iraia have the opportunity ef witn ing a real gam of football on tb gridiora at Forest HiU Saturday whoa tb strong Bing ham team of Meban Kieeta th Colle giate Institute. It is tauit a different bunch which will eome from Eastern Cabarrus to fight foB honors oa this date. Th brawny, and muscular boys have now acquainted pemeelv with th game, have undergone constant raining and have hid daily serim- magea, so that a formidable aggrega tion is expected. I - . Two weeks ago whan M. P. C L met Baird'a School they (were eonseious of their weakness, as bey had never participated in a gam and had had -aot so much as a presses game. Sat urday there will be personnel of the tea: who will represent it confidence in their at: termination to win There will be something more than might and size ia evidence an ag gressive team which , will display the snap and enthusiasm bf the genuine football artist. - ..." v . ' As for the Bingham team, its strength snd record is '.so veil known that it needs nothing said in its be half. It has alwaya held a foremost place among the Prep 'schools of the South, snd its mends; here will give it their loyal support. - Josephus Daniels Will Lead Fight for Direct Vote. Washington, Di-Ci0ct. 24. The Washington correspondent of the New Yory Sun sent thw- following story to his paper tonight f 'Josephus Uaniels, editor or the Raleigh News and Observer, and a member of the Democratic national committee from North; Carolina, will lead the fight in th.a meeting of the national committee on' January 8 in favor of a resolution instructing the state central . committee to arrange for the election of delegates to the national convention by direct vote. Mr. Daniels says that' hu plan has the annroval of Gov. ' Wdbdrow . Wilson and WUliaraJeiHun-BroJ'aiC and he admits that it is offered in the interest of Governor Wilson. Mr. Daniels expressed the opinion this motion would prevail." lnson, today. JNo reason was made public for the failure, but Col. W. C. Maxwell, of Maxwell and Keerans, counsel for Mr. Heath, made the fol lowing statement: "The statements contained in the dispatches this morn ing are practically correct, but Mr. Heath 'a indebtedness is only about one-eighth the amount specified. Seven-eights of his liabilities consists of notes of various corporations, of which he was a director, and these notes are fully secured by the endorse ment of others. All notes for borrow ed money are -secured by collateral. Mr. Heath's individual liabilities amount to about $200,000." Kay to Hawkins' Mystery. . i Hendersonville, Oct. 24 Among the hundreds of crank letters received by the family of murdered : Mabel Hawkins, by the police and city, offi cials, all offering some more or- less assured explanation of that still un solved mystery, the lastest, received by Postmaster Brownlow Jackson, is entitled to favorable and special men tion. 1 The letter is postmarked New York and lacks a signature. It advises draining Lake Osceola, where the un fortunate, girl's body was discovered, and states that a man's body will then be found in the lake, with a rope around his neck and a heavy stone tied to th other and of th rope. The writer of the apistl w posiuve that when this man ia found the curtain of mystery concealing the identity of Myrtle Hawkins' murderer win nave been lifted. The lake will not be drained. ' ' -" '.."'.' : Dr. Charles W. Moseley, of Greens boro, had his arm broken Monday night while cranking an automooue. The accident waa a peculiar one. Dr. Moseley, who drives a Maxwell, was preparing to go to church and the machine was standing in the front of bis horn when th accident occurr ed. ; " ' ;- ;" 'i.z'ir ; The lines of the Southern Railway Company traverse every state south of the Ohio and Potomac Riven and East of the Mississippi river with the exception of West Virginia. They cross the state of Indiana and Illinois from Louisville to St, Louia. ; .I V Banc Last Night The following couples spent the ev ening at a delightful informal dance at th Elks' Home last night: Miss Annie Laurie Ramsay and Mr. Wil liam Moody, Miss Frances Craig and Fred Patterson, Miss Elizabeth Me Master and R. L. Morrison, Miss Ashlyn Lowe and Ross Cannon, Miss Myrtle remuerton ana juugene Earnhardt,- Miss Marguerite Brown and Frank Morrison, Miss Alice Brown and Cyrus White, Miss Louise Means and Fred. Correll, Miss Margaret Lents and Miss Lucy Brown and Luther Brown. Chaperones: Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Cannon, m0NAl XX5TT0. ef tha People Hire Aai Else where Waa Cess And O. Miss Both Coltran I Charlotte. visiting ia Jubilee of Missions. . Atlanta, Ga.; Oct. 24. Delegates from all parts' of the country were present at the first session of the gol den jubilee of foreign missions which was held here today in the First Bap tist church. After the address of wel come by Mrs. Sam. D. Jones, the At lanta chairman general, Miss i lor ence Miller of Louisville, Ky., field secretary of the Christian Women's Board of Foreign Missions, made an interesting talk on foreign mission ary work. She was followed by sev eral other speakers. The remainder or the program ior the day consisted of meetings for nurses and students in the aiternoon and a mass meeting tonight when the subject, Woman's Part in the Evan gelization of the World" was discuss ed by a number of speakers. The jub ilee will continue through tomorrow. Mrs. J. P. Cook is spending th day ia Charlotte. Mra. W. T. Jerome is visiting friends ia Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. John Boger are at tending tb fair ia Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stone are at tending tb fair in Charlotte. Attorney Jake F. Newell of Char lotte, ia her attending court. Mrs. R. A. Brown is spendinc th day in Salisbury with friends. Mr. J. B. Womble has rone to Greensboro on a short business trip. Mrs. Jamas MeEaehern ia viaitins- ber sister, Mrs, R. Will Johnson, in Charlotte. Dr. H. C" Herring has returned from a three weeks' visit to Sampson county. Mrs. Claude Ramssur snd Miss Marguerite Brown are spending the day in Charlotte. Mrs. E. J. Braswell is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. John son, of Charlotte. Miss Frances Craven will return this afternoon from Greensboro, where he has been visiting friends for sev eral days. W. 0. T. U. Meets Friday. Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 25. The na tional officers and the headquarters working force of the National Wom an's Christian Temperance Union ar rived in Milwaukee today to take up the final work of preparation for the thirty-eighth annual convention of the organization which is to begin its sessions here Friday. It is estimated that 1,500 delegates snd several hun dred visitors will be iu attendance. According to custom, tomorrow, the day preceding the opening of the con vention, has been designated as a day of prayer. Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens, of Maine, the national president, will call the convention to order and de liver her annual address at the open ing session in the auditorium Friday evening. The sessions will continue until next Wednesdsy. ' The discus sion of plans for a closer alliance and co-operation of the temperance or ganisations throughout the world will be a leading feature of the conven tion. Legislation for the better regula tion of child and woman labor also will receive considerable attention let in oiaim rOK 0009 MADi. . t Mr. films TJrges the Istpertaac rernung a Mr. Editor: I have noticed recent ly frequent articles oa tb subject of --uooa Jtoeds" ia your paper, and, ia fact, on can't read any of ear Southern newspapers and periodicals without realizing that this is on of tie greatest questions confronting our people loaay. uur most prominent statesmen and leaders ia public life recognise this to be an economic prob lem that needs our immediate and careful attention; one we eaa aot afford to neglect longer. But all that has been written and spoken on the subject will avail us nothing, un less we are willing to take th ad vice given, and apply it to actual practice Real Road Improvement. It occurs to me that we need to do something here in Cabarrus County towards bettering our road condi tions, and I believe that the first step toward bettering that condition is s good live organization to conduct a campaign to awaken our people on this question, and devise ways and means for getting better roads. It is the opinion of may of our citizens, both in town and country, that the time is ripe for us to organize a Good Roads Association for Cabarrus Coun ty, and I have taken the liberty to write the recognized leader of the Good Roads Movement" in North Carolina, Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, state geologist and secretary N. C. Good Roads Association, about organ izing a county association here in Ca barrus, and be has consented to eome to Concord on Friday, November 3rd, for that purpose. 1 trust that every one in the county, who is interested in this cause, will assemble at the courthouse at 1 o'clock p. m., Friday, November 3rd, and hear Dr. Pratt's speech, and aid in organizing "The Cabarrus County Good Roads Association." C. L. SIMS. Th Ball Gams. New York, Oct. 25. Batteries to day's game; Marquard and Myers; Coombs and Lapp. . Neither team scored in first two innings. Prof. J. F. Bucheit was formerly inaumirated president (of Catawba College Monday. About 600 people attended the exercises, including rep resentatives of sister institutions and delegates to the Synod of the Poto mac, now in session at Hickory. Dr. J. A. Foil, president ol the hoard ol trustees, presided, and. inducted the president into otlice. - It's almost as bad to say meau things as it is to do them. Power Off. The power was cut off this after noon for two hours, and on this ac count The Tribune is delayed. Ev ery Wheel in the office is operated by uice furnished by the Southern Pow er Co., and when that fails we can do nothing but wait. The cotton mills dismissed their operstives for the afternoon on aceount of lack of power to operate the plsnts. . Speaking "randomly" the Thom as ville Davidsonian says: "If New land is to make the run let's make him cut off his mustache. But let s make it unanimous for Craig and let Newland retain his mustache." "..Through his attorneys, Benbow & Hall, Dr. C. C;-8app, a dentist of Winston-Salem, filed a voluntary pe- itition in bankruptcy Monday morn- U1K AU iU V. kK WU1 ALU AAIH1AACW nested that it would be long drawn ar scheduled at $2,900, with 91,070 out In' every particular Attorney 'of assets. ' 1 - Pardon to Prisoner From Union -: ': County.. Raleigh, Oct. 24.-r-Jack Coffee, Un ion county, serving 24 months for barn-burning, received today a condi tional pardon from Governor Kitcbin, after serving 18 months of tb sent ence The prisoner has contracted chronic diarrha since he began his sentence" and. the physician says he is unable to cure and urges the pardon,-1 as do the chairman, road com missioner, solicitor and others.. . In deed, is is not believed that he can live many days after he gets the par don.) ' i ' ' Th Ovcrcash Reunion. Salisbury Post The Overeash reunion took plaee in bt. unocn s LiUtneran cnurcn si Enoch ville. Thursday, October 10th. There were about 40 members of the family present from Cabarrus, Rowan and Iredell. An organization waa ef fected and a president, secretary and tnaanre elected. i A committee was also appointed to secure data, to procure records and books showing tb family history. The next nnion will be held August 7, 1912, at the sain -place. - ' ( p v : . ir ir i j Qvmtott, or lArtrr-onH a atautn jccouni rnn hi arowar roa riso mm $4IT to o KAHD-IVT OnA, vaux rat jnovn, mom. rairara deeovnt-0 to tPIMfaaiJWM CONCORD NATIONAL BANK. Capital 1100,000. Barplua $33,000. 4 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Tim . , Deposits. , The names of Cheif Justice Walter Clark and ex-Gov. C. B Aycock ap pear in the list of eligibles for the vacancy of the Supreme Court bench occasioned by the lamented death of Justice Harlan. . Boorrxoi at orrxA torss. to Xav Maay 0 paaiat This Fall aA Wtatac Manager Bylea baa booked the fol lowing attractiona for the Opera , bouse ber: Oct 28 "Oraustark.M ' Nov. 2 ''Cobura's MineteL" -. ' Nov. 3 ''Metropolitaa C swart Company." Nov. 9 ''Th Girl aad tt Tramp," Nov. 11 "Beverly. " Nov. 18-'Th Firing Line." Nov. 24 "How Hopper Waa' Side tracked." Dec. 12 "Around the dock." , Jan. 5 "The County Sheriff." Jan. 13 ''Finnigaa's Honeymoon" , Jan. 15 "Arrival of Kitty." . Feb. 12 "The Third Degree." " Feb. 13 "Smart Set." Feb. aO-Blaek Petti." Feb. 29 "Madame Skerry.". - , March 14 "Th Night Ridera." March 23 "A Woman of th Hour." April 1 "Christy Bros. Minstrels" April 25 "The lion and the Mouse." Southern Power Co.'s Policy. New York World. , Nearly 910,000,000 of th profits of ' th American Tobacco Company, bow under Federal scrutiny,- have turned into the Southern Power Com- pany by James B. Duke and his broth or, lfenjamin. 1'he company now has net profits of ' more than 14000,000 a year; controls '. thv. power in three-fourths of th eot ton mills of th South, control th ; lighting and power for street railroads in 45 cities and towns, and owns th leading water-power sites throughout - North and South Carolina. Several far-seeing representatives- of cotton mills say that while th com- ',' pany thus far baa been of great bene- fit to North and South Carolina, tne J 2. 4 ' j:A A !. it 11 '. have power of life or death over all . the cotton mills and other industries" of the two states. A persistent rumor is in circulation .r. in Washington that Postmaster-Gen-; eral Hitchcock will resign Jan. 1, -to engage in business in New . York. Footwear That Sets The Pace. ... . . Leaders of Men Save Their Money l The men of influence in ev ery community are th men twho have saved their earnings not necessarily those ' who dxew tha fattest pay envelopes every Saturday night, f These men began young the best time in th world to culti vate the habit ot thrift and they have followed it every since, .-..';' You 11 ibe surprised to find how easy it is to save and how much pleasure you will derive. Well tell you HOW YOU can rise to the to? , own your home and Ibe independent if you will call, write or "phone TODAT. - CABABSUS OOTnCTT B Is It SAVINGS ASSOCIATION. ' In Concord Rational Bank. 1 indent baying." There 'i itoms satisfaction in selling a line of LADIES' FINE SHOES that causa a gasp of admiration every time they are shown to a discriminat ing buyer. THE FAMOUS SELBY models have always bees popular leaders with the trade but never' before in our his tory hay we been able to show such a bunch of winners as ia entered ia this season's style race. Black Sued 'and Velvet in Button with tip or plain toe .-14.00 Patent Kid with Kid or Cloth Tops, Button or Lace 12.50 TO is.ou Tan Button, Vici Kid, batten or lace; Gun Metal, button or lace , 12.50 TO IS.W Skillfully Designed, Beautifully Made Shoes h Patent Button, cloth tops, sixes iYt to 6, low heel 12.00 TO lioil Same in Vici Kid, button or lace 92.00 TO 12.50 Don't miss this opportunity to in spect this showing of Fall Styles. There's character in every pair from start to finish. . KAY WE SHOW YOUt Ho Li f. r